George Willis Cooke, comp. The Poets of Transcendentalism: An Anthology. 1903.
WaifsSidney Henry Morse (18331903)
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Gird thee with the hate of wrong,—
Gird thee with a love that smites
Down the hate of him who fights!
Victory be his as thine,
Soldier strong, whose face doth shine!
Veileth all thy sins that be:
She forgives e’en darkest crime,
She, with vision reaching far,
Sees the land whose glories are
Fair fulfilments of all time.
When thou ’st somewhat wise to say;
Finite wisdom blocks the way.
Better far thou speak’st no word—
Only let thy heart be heard.